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ministerial

[min-uh-steer-ee-uhl]

adjective

  1. pertaining to the ministry of religion, or to a minister or other member of the clergy.

  2. pertaining to a ministry or minister of state.

  3. pertaining to or invested with delegated executive authority.

  4. of ministry or service.

  5. serving as an instrument or means; instrumental.



ministerial

/ ˌ³¾ÉŖ²Ōɪˈ²õ³ŁÉŖÉ™°łÉŖÉ™±ō /

adjective

  1. of or relating to a minister of religion or his office

  2. of or relating to a government minister or ministry

    a ministerial act

  3. (often capital) of or supporting the ministry or government against the opposition

  4. law relating to or possessing delegated executive authority

  5. law (of an office, duty, etc) requiring the following of instructions, without power to exercise any personal discretion in doing so

  6. acting as an agent or cause; instrumental

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Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms

  • ministerially adverb
  • antiministerial adjective
  • antiministerially adverb
  • interministerial adjective
  • nonministerial adjective
  • nonministerially adverb
  • pseudoministerial adjective
  • quasi-ministerial adjective
  • semiministerial adjective
  • unministerial adjective
  • unministerially adverb
  • ˌ³¾¾±²Ō¾±²õˈ³Ł±š°ł¾±²¹±ō±ō²ā adverb
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of ministerial1

1555–65; < Late Latin ³¾¾±²Ō¾±²õ³Ł±š°ł¾±Äå±ō¾±²õ, equivalent to Latin ministeri ( um ) ministry + -Äå±ō¾±²õ -al 1
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Ms Howard Boyd says efforts to update rules, which date back to 1989, to include new contaminants were "continually frustrated by the lack of ministerial appetite to deal with this issue."

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Announcing ministerial negotiations over the government's spending review had been completed, the prime minister's official spokesman said the chancellor would be investing in public services and growth.

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ā€œYour failure to complete this ministerial step — despite having supported the rule itself — has left this life-saving policy in limbo and significantly delayed access to multilingual alerts for millions of Americans,ā€ she wrote.

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The commission's role is to promote the interests of water and sewerage customers and ensure Scottish Water provides cost-effective services to ministerial objectives.

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In 2019, President Barrow authorised a ministerial taskforce to oversee the reclaiming of the assets, with regular updates to the cabinet.

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